EDUCATED vs. POLITE

Good morning and welcome back to the Daily Vitamin.

Today we are going to learn the difference between the adjectives EDUCATED and POLITE.

EDUCATED
It describes: someone who has received a good education and has a lot of knowledge.

Example 1: They are only hiring educated people who have a doctorate degree.

Example 2: I am very educated because my parents put a lot of emphasis on school, studying and books. In fact, we didn't even have a television at home when I was growing up.

POLITE
It describes: someone who behaves courteously to others or who follows all of the behavioural rules of society.

Example 3: Please and Thank you are the first polite words that children usually learn.

Example 4: There is some debate today about whether people are as polite as they used to be. Schools especially report having problems with this aspect of behaviour.

NOTE: From the above examples, you can see that the English word educated is a false friend in Spanish that means con estudios / con formación and NOT educado.

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Have a wonderful day!